| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. | 1O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long. |
| 2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. | 2I am constantly hounded by those who slander me, and many are boldly attacking me. |
| 3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. | 3But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. |
| 4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. | 4I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me? |
| 5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. | 5They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me. |
| 6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. | 6They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me. |
| 7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. | 7Don’t let them get away with their wickedness; in your anger, O God, bring them down. |
| 8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? | 8You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. |
| 9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. | 9My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side! |
| 10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. | 10I praise God for what he has promised; yes, I praise the LORD for what he has promised. |
| 11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. | 11I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me? |
| 12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. | 12I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help. |
| 13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? | 13For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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